Why?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8007835.stm

Not sure why, except perhaps that the original was very good, although now sadly dated.

I must admit that my heart sank when I heard about it, but with Martin Clunes and Fay Ripley it stands a good chance of being watchable, I think.

Maybe it is partly playing on our nostalgia, too: ‘cor, I used to watch that when I was a kid / teenager / whatever’.

I’ll either be watching or downloading later.

My bowler hat and furled umbrella, please: yes, those in the corner, thanks.

I guess that’s not The Prisoner then

The BBC (I think) have done a remake of Day of the Triffids which Eddie Izzard is in. Think it’s due for broadcast in the Autumn. Looking forward to that.

Reminds me of the old saying:

What’s the best present for the Mother-In-Law? Say it with flowers, send her a Triffid

Why not?

I guess it’s cheaper than writing decent stuff today…I can’t imagine Clunes as Perrin at all though, in fact the whole thing was very much of its time IMO.

it even looks a bit lame from the trailers, which isn’t promising